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Oncology Tx Flashcards

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Local therapies

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Sx
Radiation therapy (medicine oncologist)

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Systemic therapies

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Chemotherapy (cytotoxic, metronomic)
Immunotherapy (ibs and mabs)

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Oncologic surgical principles

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Cover ulcerated tissues
Occlude veins
Don’t handle tumor
Plan 3 ways to close
Don’t remove mass based on closure
No drains
Mohs procedure/ stains

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Planned margins in benign tumors

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Narrow or marginal excision (curative)

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High grade tumors

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2-3 cm, high recurrence (75%), follow-up procedures

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Feline injection site sarcomas

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5 cm margins/ 2 facial planes deep (muscle fascia)

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Marginal excision

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Diameter of tumor laterally
One fascial plane deep

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Surgical doses

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Radical (remove tumor completely), wide margins, marginal excision, cytoreductive (debulking)
Influenced by size, location, metastasis

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What can you glean from the histopathology report?

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Grade, margins, mitosis rate/index, vascular invasion/embolus

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Does laser applied to the tumor bed influence recurrence?

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No it’s not helpful

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What are the 2 types of radiation?

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Brachytherapy particles: travel short distances (Strotium-90, iridium-192, iodine-131)
Teletherapy: linear accelerator (rays, electrons)

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How does radiation kill cells

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Fractionation: split dose into multiples over time, kills cancer cells while allowing normal tissue to recover
1/3 direct damage to DNA, 2/3 indirect free radical damage

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Why are the 4 R’s of radiation?

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Repair, repopulation, reassortment, reoxygenation

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Repair

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Repair DNA damage within 6 hours (some need more)
Allows abnormal tissue to recover
Tumor cells also repair damage and proliferate

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Repopulation

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Proliferation surviving clomogenic tumor cells
Cancer cells become more sensitive in M and G2
2nd dose may capture radioresistant cells as they become more sensitive

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Reoxygenation

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O2 required to generate free radicals
As tumor cells die, expose new areas to oxygen (next dose may treat reoxygenated cancer cells)

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Conventional RT

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For microscopic dz
Acute side effects
Advantage: long- term dz control
Disadvantages: multiple anesthesias and long tx course

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Palliative RT

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For macroscopic dz
Late side effects
Advantage: short tx course, fewer anesthesias, few side effects
Disadvantage: shorter dz control, possible late side effects

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Stereotactic RT

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For macroscopic dz
Late side effects
Advantages: durable palliation
Disadvantages: uncertain long term outcome, possible late side effects

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Acute side effects of radiation

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Rapidly diving cells (epithelial, GI, skin, hair follicles, BM)
Reversible
2-4w to develop and heal
Reflective of total RT dose

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Chronic effects of RT

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Slowly dividing tissues (bone, muscle, BVs), nervous, heart, lungs)
Irreversible loss of function —> fibrosis and necrosis
6m-years to develop
Reflective of large fraction size

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How are acute side effects of RT managed?

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Prevent self trauma
Pain management
Tea- tannic acid
Anti inflammatories/ prednisone
Silver sulfadiazine

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How are chronic side effects of RT managed?

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Surgical removal
No tx possible

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Indications of cytotoxic chemotherapy

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Sensitive tumor type (round cells)
Systemic dz/ already has mets
High chance of mets

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Gompertzian growth curve
A mathematical model that describes the growth of cancer tumors Exponential growth: RT + chemo work best Surgery growth curve to the left back to exponential growth
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Cell cycle specific drugs
Targets tumor in a specific time of cell cycle Base analogues , folate inhibitors, tubule inhibitors
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Cell cycle non-specific
Targets DNA in any part of the cell cycle Alkylators, heavy metals, abx
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What is the most common chemotherapy side effect
BM neutropenia Alopecia GI (anorexia, nausea, V/D)
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Doxorubicin
Anti tumor Abx Effects: cardiac necrosis, GI upset, neutropenia, tissue necrosis with extravasation, mast cell degranulation, alopecia/ hair thinning/ skin darkening, radiation recall
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Mitoxanthrone
Anti tumor abx Effects: BM suppression, GI toxicity, blue color urine
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Mechlorethamine
Not used in practice , spontaneous gases
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Cyclophosphamide
Alkylating agents, must be activated in the liver Side effects: marrow-sparing a role in cause sterile hemorrhagic cystitis, GI, alopecia, pulmonary fibrosis
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Chlorambucil
Alkylating agent Platelets affected more often with chronic use of
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CCNU
Severely marrow suppressive 1-3w Liver toxicity (give denamarin too)
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Melphalan
Idiosyncratic effect: Pulmonary fibrosis
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DTIC/ temozolamide
Side effects: GI, Vesicant
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Vincristine
Tubule inhibitors Marrow suppression Peripheral neuropathy ileus, vesicant
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Vinblastine
Tubule inhibitors Side effects: more marrow suppressive, less neuropathy, sub for ileus, vesicant
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Cisplatin
Heavy metal alkylators Effects: renal/ diuresis, vomiting, moderate marrow suppression, splats cats
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Carboplatin
More marrow suppressive (cumulative) Neurotoxic
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Rabacfosadine
Effects: pulmonary fibrosis after 5th dose, dermatopathy Contrain: WHWT
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NSAIDS
Piroxicam, carprofen, deramax, meloxicam, previcox Effects: GI, renal
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Prednisone
Side effects: panting, laxity, hepatomegaly, alopecia, thin skin, polyphagia, PU/PD
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L-asparaginase
Side effects: anaphylaxis (Benadryl), pancreatitis, no marrow suppression
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How to manage neutropenia patients
Sterile IV catheter, IV fluids Broad spectrum abx (no baytril) Antiematics, appetite stimulants, GI protectants Usually recover 12-48 hrs
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How do you keep your workers safe when handling toxic agents?
Hood or BSC PPE (gowns, gloves, eye/ face shields)
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How do you keep owners safe from exposure to chemotherapy agents?
Avoid urine and feces 48-72 hrs post chemo Drug compounding Piling cats Well placed catheter

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